Superman Vol 1 97

"The Amazing Professor Memory": When a gangster shows a page of serial numbers to Professor Memory, a man with a photographic mind, Superman has to impersonate Memory to save him from other crooks.

Superman #97 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1955.

Appearing in "The Amazing Professor Memory"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Perry White

Antagonists:

• Lynx Miller
  • his gang: Doby, others

Other Characters:

• Professor Memory
• Mrs. Memory
• Blubber, and two other hoboes

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
    
    

Synopsis for "The Amazing Professor Memory"

When a gangster shows a page of serial numbers to Professor Memory, a man with a photographic mind, Superman has to impersonate Memory to save him from other crooks.

Appearing in "The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Perry White
• Jimmy Olsen

Antagonists:

• Dan Wheeler
  • Swindle Syndicate

Other Characters:

• Jack Borden

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet
    

Synopsis for "The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis"

The Swindle Syndicate attempts to trap Jimmy Olsen on a "big-game hunt" at a new kind of zoo, until Superman intervenes.

Appearing in "Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!"

Featured Characters:

• Superman
• Superboy (Flashback only)

Supporting Characters:

• Lana Lang (Flashback only)

Antagonists:

• member of Frisco Pete's Mob

Other Characters:

• Smallville Residents (Flashback only)

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Metropolis Jail
    

Synopsis for "Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!"

Clark Kent investigates rumors of a possible breakout at Metropolis Jail, and overhears a crook claiming he will soon collect a million dollars because of something Superboy did on his last day in Smallville, when he is released on the next day. Superman reviews memories of his last days in Smallville, from his graduation from high school through his farewell to Lana Lang through Smallville's letting-go ceremony for him. Finally, he deduces that the prisoner is referring to bars of gold which have been painted with lead and disguised as cell doors on the new prison.

Notes

• "Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!" was reprinted in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #18, and in Superman in the Fifties (Collected).

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Superman Vol 1 97 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Superman series

Recommended Reading

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